Brooklyn District Attorney sends NYPD shooting case to Grand Jury
Just hours before a memorial service for an unarmed man who was shot by a police officer in a public housing stairwell, the Brooklyn district attorney says the shooting will be presented to a grand jury.
District Attorney Kenneth Thompson said Friday he will conduct “a full and fair investigation” into the Nov. 20 shooting of Akai Gurley.
“I expect to present evidence regarding the Nov. 20, 2014, shooting of Akai Gurley to a grand jury because it is important to get to the bottom of what happened,” Thompson said. “I pledge to conduct a full and fair investigation and to give the grand jury all of the information necessary to do its job.”